Thursday May 3 Luncheon

Topic:  “Tell the World”

The Internal Auditing profession has seen dramatic changes over time and continues to attract visibility for the immeasurable value that we bring to promoting sound corporate governance, ethics, and accountability.  With the many challenges being faced in our global economy, internal auditors are relied upon by audit committees, senior management and regulators for input and guidance.  In this session, Steve Goepfert, IIA-Chairman of the Board, will share his insights on the role and responsibilities we have as internal auditors to tell the world about the dynamics of the internal audit profession.

Speaker:  Stephen D. Goepfert, CIA

Steve is the Staff Vice President - Internal Audit (Chief Auditor) for Continental Airlines in Houston, Texas.  He has been the Chief Auditor since June 1989. 

He is the Chairman of the Board for the Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. (IIA), the professional association representing over 120,000 internal auditors globally. He previously served as Senior Vice Chairman, Vice Chairman – Professional Services, Southern Regional Director and is a past President of the Houston Chapter.  Steve has held industry audit posts including Chairman of the International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA) in 1996 and Chairman of the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Audit Panel in 2003.

Steve also serves on the University of Texas at Austin and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Accounting Advisory Councils with other financial leaders from public accounting, industry and academia.

A CIA and CPA, Steve graduated with highest honors from Southern Illinois University, and was named the Outstanding Senior in the College of Business and Administration in 1974.  He started his career with the Big 8 firm of Coopers & Lybrand, where he worked for over 5 years.